Fertility rate, total in Iraq
Iraq: Fertility rate, total was 3.22 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Iraq stood at 3.22 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Iraq peaked at 7.08 births per woman in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.22 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Iraq 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.73 births per woman | 5.3 births per woman | 7.08 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 7.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.29 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 6.59 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 births per woman | 5.04 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 births per woman | 4.37 births per woman | 4.92 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 births per woman | 3.48 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 births per woman | 3.22 births per woman | 3.42 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 600,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 602,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 571,725 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Iraq?
- Fertility rate, total in Iraq was 3.22 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 births per woman in 1969.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for fertility rate, total?
- Iraq ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.